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Mangbettu - The Mangbettus are a tribe that inhabits the actual Democratic republic of Congo. They are characterised by a highly evolved musical sense and produce instruments that are regarded in very high esteem by collectors and command hefty price sin the market. They used to deform the cranium of each newborn in order to elongate it and according to Schweinfurth, they used to practice cannibalism; however, this idea is being challenged by other researchers.

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